IML 337 - Manufacturing Planning and Control

Course Objectives

1. Introduce students with basic principles of manufacturing planning and control.
2. Develop understanding for solving such problems with analytical methods.

Course Description

Introduction to manufacturing planning and control. Types of manufacturing environments: make to order, make to stock, assemble to order. Demand management, establishing sales forecasts. Aggregate Planning. ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) Systems. Inventory Management for independent demand items. Master Production Scheduling. Materials Requirement Planning. Capacity Planning. Just in Time Systems. Lean Manufacturing.